Solanafloor Data Journalist

Step Finance

Step Finance

Marketing & Communications · Full-time
Remote
Posted on Friday, May 31, 2024

About SolanaFloor:

SolanaFloor is Solana’s #1 news source covering breaking news, market analysis, onchain trends and other content that informs readers on the latest developments within the ecosystem. We are the only publication who exclusively covers Solana.

SolanaFloor is owned and managed by Step.Finance, a Solana data insights platform.

Job Description:

  • Write the narrative of what is happening on Solana by collecting and analyzing data utilizing blockchain explorers, charts, community forums, etc
  • Identify and interpret key trends, patterns, and insights to develop data-driven stories and reporting
  • Spot trends, patterns and emerging narratives within Solana, covering what’s happening with major airdrops, memecoins, DeFi, NFTs and other verticals
  • Collaborate with the SolanaFloor editor and other journalists to pitch and write clear, compelling, and accurate articles
  • Produce long-form articles and reports with unique data and angles
  • Engage with the Solana community and industry experts for insights
  • File 6 trend stories per week

You are:

  • Data journalist by day, degen at night. You are always looking for new trading strategies and where to put your SPL tokens for better staking/yield rates. You tell your friends your strategies, and they cry at night wishing they listened to you
  • Crypto and Solana Native. This is critical. You must understand the ecosystem inside and out, key protocols, and be up to speed on all the latest trends.
  • Proven experience as a data journalist in blockchain or cryptocurrency.
  • Proficiency in data analysis tools and programming languages (Python, R, SQL).
  • Familiarity with Solana-specific tools and platforms (e.g., Step Finance, Solscan).
  • Excellent writing and editing skills.
  • Strong investigative and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Highly motivated and able to work independently in a remote environment.
  • An excellent writer and communicator of complex ideas in easy to understand formats
  • Well-versed in Journalism style guides and the fourth estate
  • Totally fluent in English

What you’ll get:

  • A team of gigachads and chadettes
  • A Tier 1 learning and growth opportunity
  • Flexible working hours
  • A totally remote position. The Step team is decentralized and spread across every heavily-populated continent.
  • Competitive salary

Apply

To apply please: Send your resume, a link to your twitter and/or LinkedIn page, 3 examples of your previous work that you feel are most relevant to this role and a paragraph explaining why you want to work at Step Finance to [email protected].

In the subject line please write - “Job Application - Data Journalist - (your name)” . Additionally, write your favorite dinosaur, cartoon character, or superhero at the end of the email.

Step Finance is an equal opportunity employer.